Swine flu took all of my kids for the last two weeks. Not all of them. But a big chunk of them. And seeing as I already had swine flu (or at least I think I did... thank you Camp Champions), I have remained untouched by the disease.
However, ALL of the children that got the flu have now returned and are having a tiny bit of an issue turning in any of their work that they missed. Why do 12 year olds believe that when they were sick nothing happened at school??? So I posted on their names on the board and right next to it --- IF YOU DON"T TALK TO ME TODAY ABOUT MISSING WORK IT IS A ZERO---
every child is suddenly running from all directions of the school to turn in missing work. Which I really do apperciate. However, it cut into my planning time this week. My eating time at lunch and more of my planning time after school.
I can get nothing done in the time I came early or the time I stay late because those kids are sucking up all my attention. My lessons hit some rough points but it was because I didn't have enough time to plan. I blame those pigs.
Other wise my life is boring.
I went to College Station last weekend and my best friend Yvette flew in from NYC. It was so great to see her.
But my trip to college station has made me feel even more isolated and alone than normal. A lot of people are going to Dallas this weekend for the UT game and I will be mostly alone. On one hand I am SO excited to get so much work done. Because it seems like the papers on my desk and the amount of crap in my apartment never get attended to and this weekend I can do all the things I want to. ( Like get a desk! Grade some papers! fold my laundry! the list goes on forever...)
But on the other hand, I really want to go see Where the Wild Things are and I have no one to see it with. Or can I really go the entire weekend without speaking to anyone? And then go through another week where I hardly have a conversation with someone that isn't work related.
I'm ready for this to get easier. Not Harder.
The way I look at it- I'll really start to worry about my social life and having fun after this year. Once I get the teaching thing to an easier pace than I'll worry about the rest. So that may be awhile before I worry about the rest.
